Inflamed and hardened veins are nothing to be proud of. It just means that the valves inside veins don't work properly anymore and the heart has to work more. Here's fun fact: If you wank too much, you can develop similar veins on the surface and also inside of your dick, when your tissues gets chronically infammated. After that, you cannot hold Hard erection for a long time and most of the time your dick will be on 90 degree angle, when erected. Oh, and it's almost permanent damage. Everything in moderation, kids!